These are the trees we are expecting this month, October 2022. In addition, we have existing stock including flowering cherry, Sorbus and trained fruit. There’s a selection of images in the next post. As always, even if something is listed, we cannot guarantee that it will be...
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Heaven scent: the best plants for summer fragrance
In Saturday’s Guardian, Alys Fowler wrote about the value of scented plants in the garden. We have the pinks she mentions, also Lemon Thyme, Nicotiana sylvestris ‘Only the Lonely’ and Nicotiana Lime Green, This last is scarce this season because there was no fresh seed available but we had a...
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Fruit
The fruit you buy in the supermarket has to be picked what the trade calls ‘backward’ i.e. unripe, in order to give it shelf life, so it never reaches its full flavour potential. Growing your own is really worthwhile from the point of view of both flavour and economy. A...
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New Guineas are here!
The New Guineas have just arrived! In a variety of wonderful colours, they are grown for us by JB Plants at Mere....
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Bedding and Patio Plants
We have our usual extensive range again this year. Evolvulus was new last year, and we were so delighted with it that we are doing it again this year. Stunning blue flowers, a bit slow to get going but well worth the wait. We have started it earlier this year to try...
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